Phrasal Verbs / Prep. Flashcards

1
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To become familiar with a new way of life, place or job

A

Settle in

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2
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to begin to be involved with a particular person or group

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Get in with

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3
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to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money:

How can we _____ such a shoestring budget?
We can ______ four computers at the moment, but we’ll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.

A

GET BY

get by ON
get by WITH

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4
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to escape with something, especially something stolen

They ___________ with a brand new PS5

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(make off with something)

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5
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to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant

During my first year of teaching, I had to ………. very tough conditions.

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(come up against something)

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6
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to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged (replace)
Nothing can ________ the loss of a child.

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(make up for something)

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7
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to make people understand something

I sometimes have trouble ____ maths explanations ______ my learners, when I don’t like the content.

A

get something across to someone

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8
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To move, or to move something downwards (fall)

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to come off

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9
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to have no expectations ____ an upturn

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for / of

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10
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A time that is ____ is a long time before or after the present:
some point in the ____ future
There was no such book in those____days.

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FAR-OFF

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11
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to produce words, loud music or things in a way that is repeated, forceful, and continuous:

The government keeps _____ the same old propaganda.
The universities ____more and more graduates every year.

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pump out

pumping out

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12
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to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective

The increasing economic power of women can ____at the self-worth of young men
The company’s dominance of the market is gradually being ____.

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chip away

chipped away

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